We have heard evidence from several military installations that is indicative of adverse impacts to training and operations due to degraded infrastructure and installation support.

the minute you neglect maintenance, you are in trouble.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. And I thank the witnesses for being here this morning.

had to make some difficult decisions to defer modernizing some of our training facilities to ensure that we could sustain the capabilities we have already fielded.

Guam is anxiously awaiting the arrival of the marines from Okinawa. And, as the people of Guam say, you liberated us during World War II, so this will be a homecoming.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for arranging this hearing on our infrastructure and its effect on readiness.

The entire world is on alert. The American people are on edge.

We have to step up or accelerate our strategies, with the assistance of our allies, of course.

I do think we are ready to step it up and once and for all wipe out this barbarian group.

I really think that, you know, it is going beyond what we ever expected.

I am an advocate for the Council management of our Nation's fisheries that take into account flexibility for local fisheries and local conditions.

I am hopeful that the O-FRP and your plans with the shipyards can be implemented in a timely manner and will not suffer under a continuing resolution [CR] government shutdown, or sequestration-level budgets.

We must reset our readiness that has been degraded by years of constant engagement and high operational tempo, and ensure a stable and a predictable funding stream is available for these programs.

Thank you very much, Admiral. And I yield back, Mr. Chairman.

I am concerned about the continued degradation of the workforces in some private shipyards.

What can the Air Force and DOD do to more clearly articulate a long-term enterprise view for the LRS-B?

The LRS-B will have a much higher per-unit cost than our current fighter aircraft.

We have learned a lot over the past 14 years of operations in Afghanistan and Iraq about the need to securely link ISR data with responsive firepower and access to the command and control network.